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Why a Lithuanian bar is watching Jackson’s Town Square webcam

Virtual tourism comes in many forms.

House wraps up budget bill amendments after Saturday spree

After hours of sometimes-heated debate, the Wyoming House finished voting on amendments to its version of the state budget bill. Lawmakers restored some previously cut funding for state employee pay increases, the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Business Council.

Senate wraps up its budget work. House still going

In the crosshairs are funding to make state employees’ salaries more competitive, the University of Wyoming’s block grant and the future of the Wyoming Business Council.

Cheyenne Roundup: All the budget’s amendments. Plus, a Checkgate update

Week two of the budget session is when all lawmakers get their first chance to weigh in on how much, and on what, the state will spend over the next two years.

First Wyoming Democrat announces run for U.S. Senate

Byrd served in the state House from 2009 to 2019. Liz Byrd, James’ mother, was the first Black woman to serve in the Wyoming Legislature.

Senate reverts largely to governor’s budget proposal while House still deliberating cuts

The Wyoming House and Senate are arriving at markedly different versions of the budget bill. The Senate finished second reading with a bill that largely restores the governor’s original funding proposal, while the House is still debating its first round of amendments as of publication time.